BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Some Maryland teachers who believe the answer to school shootings is to arm themselves, are taking a firearms training course in Ohio.
The Maryland teachers are among 1,000 educators from 12 states in a three-day firearms course in rural Ohio, called “Faster Saves Lives.”
Instructors test participants on taking down a gunman and treating wounds.
Maryland prohibits any person from carrying or possessing a firearm on public school property, but some Maryland teachers took the training anyway.
One elementary school principal says the course is preparation for protecting his students.
“When I walk down the halls I actually think about where I would go, how would I react,” he said.
Most teachers asked not to be identified. One middle school teacher at the course keeps her 9 millimeter handgun on her during class.
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ReplyDeleteLiberal teachers with guns? No thanks.
ReplyDeleteJust because you carry a weapon doesn't mean you HAVE TO use it. The simple threat to a gunman that a teacher may also be armed would deter some of these incidents. And if not, a properly trained individual could minimize the threat to themselves and their students by fighting back with equal force.
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